Db_file parameter change in oracle 8i with physical standby configured

i have oracle 8i (8.1.7) with physical standby configured.
i need to change the db_file parameter value. kindly check the below steps are correct? Thanks.
1. alter database backup controlfile to trace;
2. edit the init.ora file as db_file=<new value> (after backing up the existing pfile)
3. edit the create control file statement in udump -- max datafile (and also remove the first line startup nomount)
4. shutdown immediate;
5. startup pfile ='file name';
6. in sqlplus run the create control file statement;
7. alter database backup controfl file for standby;
8. move the standby control file to standby db server
9. shutdown immediate in standby
10. copy the pfile and edit the new values
11. startup mount pfile='new pfile' (in standby)
12. recover control file <location> from rman
13. start the recovering of standby.
Thanks,
Raman.

Just change the db_files value to some higher value in the init.ora file and restart the database. With this you can create more datafiles no need to create control file.

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